Gazing at the two wavering Destiny Pillars in the East and the South, Di Xin gave a contemptuous smile.
"Without even the courage to burn your boats and charge forward, with such hesitant dispositions, you still want to overthrow my Great Shang? It's utterly laughable."
Di Xin stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. To be honest, he was growing somewhat impatient with the wait.
At the same time, he was utterly speechless at the Marquis of the East and the Marquis of the South for being so hesitant—wanting to rebel but lacking the courage to do so.
Throughout the generations, which Emperor had not possessed the determination to charge forward? With dispositions like theirs, what great things could they accomplish?
"However..." Di Xin pondered to himself. This can't go on. It seems I'll have to make a move and force their hand.
With that, he stirred his thoughts and returned to the Nine-Chamber Hall. Before long, an edict was sent to the rear palace.
"Empress Jiang has failed in virtue and is unfit to be the mother of the realm. Effective immediately, she is stripped of her position as Empress and demoted to Consort Jiang."
Given the current circumstances, directly demoting Empress Jiang to the Cold Palace—or even killing her—would actually have been more likely to provoke the Marquis of the East's fury.
It would have strengthened his determination to rebel. However, Queen Jiang was, after all, the mother of his two sons, and those were the only two sons he had.
If he went too far, father and sons might no longer be able to get along harmoniously in the future.
Moreover, the Path of the Human Emperor was best pursued openly and honorably, using the Great Trend to suppress others.
Jiang Clan's origins were not her